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Iguaçu Falls
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Map showing the location of Iguacu Falls in southern Brazil, near the borders with Argentina and Paraguay. The falls are marked west of Curitiba and close to the Parana River. An inset highlights the region within Brazil and South America. Major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries are labeled for reference. Iguaçu Falls
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Water pours over the sides of a line of cliffs. Iguaçu Falls Wide view of Iguazu Falls with multiple cascades of water flowing over cliffs surrounded by lush green vegetation, spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil. Iguaçu Falls, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná, Brazil
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Water and its Varying Forms
Aerial view of Iguacu Falls, Argentina. (Iguassu Falls, Iguazu Falls)
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Additional Reading

Marie Robinson Wright, “The Falls of Iguazu,” National Geographic, August 1906, pp. 456–60; and Edouard Bailby, “The Iguaƈu Falls: Cascading Wonder of the Subtropical Forest,” UNESCO Courier, 48:40–43 (November 1995).

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Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Aug 12, 2026
Modified link of Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Centre Convention - Iguazu National Park. Feb 19, 2026
Add new Web site: Acadeima - Interpretative Panels About the Geological Heritage - A Case Study at the Iguassu Falls National Park (Brazil) (PDF). Dec 07, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN travel - Why Iguazu Falls in South America should be on your bucket list. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Iguazu Falls: A History of Differential Fluvial Incision. Jan 16, 2024
Add new Web site: World Wide Fund For Nature - Iguazu Falls. Mar 18, 2019
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Iguazu Falls Facts. Sep 28, 2017
Replaced photograph. Aug 17, 2017
Add new Web site: World Waterfall Database - Iguaz�, Cataratas del, Parana, Argentina. Jan 25, 2017
Added video. Aug 24, 2015
Media added. Jul 10, 2015
Added photograph. Aug 25, 2011
Add new Web site: Brazil Travel Information - Iguassu Falls, Brazil. Jul 23, 2010
Bibliography revised. Feb 09, 2007
Article revised and updated. Feb 09, 2007
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Mar 26, 1999
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